| With its massive, powerful looking swordlike | | | | climate condition allow them to do so when water |
| horns, the Scimitar Horned Oryx or Oryx | | | | content is highest in the plants they consume |
| dammah, native to Northern Africa, is now | | | | (mornings and before the sun sets). They've |
| endangered and extinct in the wild. It's now kept | | | | typically done well in drier climates, where parasite |
| and bred in high fenced game ranches. | | | | levels are low. |
| What They Look Like: | | | | Temperament And Social Compability: |
| It's a large white antelope with a brownish or | | | | Scimitar-Horned Oryx are a generally moderately |
| orangish head and feet. All have large horns, | | | | among one another though not with humans. |
| ringed and swept back, resembling scimitar | | | | Oryx are generally compatible with other exotics |
| swords (hence the name). The lengths of the | | | | as long as male scimitar-horned oryx have other |
| horns often exceed 36 inches and often diverge | | | | males of their kind to spar with. They also bond |
| widely. Males typically weigh 300 - 470 lbs. and | | | | and/or breed with other Oryx such as Addax or |
| females typically weigh 200-370 lbs. | | | | Arabian Oryx to produce fertile offspring. |
| What/How They Eat: | | | | Notes: |
| Both the male and female eat just about the | | | | Parasite resistance in Scimitar Horned Oryx |
| same way/things. They selective browsers | | | | populations is generally low and parasites |
| though sometimes, you see the scimitar horned | | | | populations are generally highest (as previously |
| oryx digging the ground and tossing up dirt looking | | | | mentioned) in damp, watery regions. |
| for roots or tubers. | | | | Oryx do not generally do well in hot weather and |
| How They Live: | | | | oryx chased or run in hot weather sometimes |
| The scimitar horned oryx is a nomadic animal that | | | | collapse and die. |
| basically goes where the rains fall and food and | | | | Breeding, Birth, Gestation, And Young: |
| water is plentiful. They prefer open expanses with | | | | Scimitar-Horned Oryx breed all year round and |
| good water supply. | | | | their birth season is all year round. Female |
| Water And Climate: | | | | gestation periods are anywhere from 8.5 - 10 |
| The scimitar-horned oryx gets much of its water | | | | months long. Birth is given typically one young, |
| from grazing on plants. They typically graze when | | | | with twins being rare. |